Daves Plumbing Inc

Dave's Plumbing, Inc. In business since 1969. Four generations of plumbing service (The Water Heater Leader) repair specialist on water heaters furnished, installed, repaired. Sewers & drains cleaned electrically, repairs, leaking pipes, fixtures installed, water lines, licensed & bonded. Serving all of Peninsula & Williamsburg area. Emergency service is our specialty!

Need a good plumber?
We specialize in residential and commercial plumbing repair and renovation.  With our experience, we offer outstanding customer service and technical knowledge that save you time and money. 

Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority.

Contact us for more information or to schedule a service appointment.  We look forward to working with you!  Fully licensed and insured.  Serving Raleigh NC & surrounding areas.

Our plumbers provide quick responses for plumbing problems that include everything from faucets and food disposers to water heaters and toilets. When it comes to plumbing, drain cleaning, or sewer services, nobody handles your plumbing disaster faster.

Count on us for all your plumbing needs, including but not limited to:

History of Plumbing

Plumbing (from the Latin plumbum for lead as pipes were once made from lead) is the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures for drinking water systems and the drainage of waste. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping systems, plumbing fixtures and equipment such as water heaters. The plumbing industry is a basic and substantial part of every developed economy due to the need for clean water, and proper collection and transport of wastes.^[1]

Plumbing also refers to a system of pipes and fixtures installed in a building for the distribution of potable water and the removal of waterborne wastes. Plumbing is usually distinguished from water and sewage systems, in that a plumbing system serves one building, while water and sewage systems serve a group of buildings or a city.

Standardized earthen plumbing pipes with broad flanges making use of asphalt for preventing leakages appeared in the urban settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization by 2700 B.C.^[2] Plumbing originated during the ancient civilizations such as the Greek, Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations as they developed public baths and needed to provide potable water, and drainage of wastes. Improvement in plumbing systems was very slow, with virtually no progress made from the time of the Roman system of aqueducts and lead pipes until the 19th century. Eventually the development of separate, underground water and sewage systems eliminated open sewage ditches and cesspools.

Materials

Water systems of ancient times relied on gravity for the supply of water, using pipes or channels usually made of clay, lead, bamboo or stone. Present-day water-supply systems use a network of high-pressure pumps, and pipes are now made of copper, brass, plastic,or other nontoxic material. Present-day drain and vent lines are made of plastic, steel, cast-iron, and lead. Lead is not used in modern water-supply piping due to its toxicity.

Terminology

The 'straight' sections of plumbing systems are of pipe or tube. A pipe is typically formed via casting or welding, where a tube is made through extrusion. Pipe normally has thicker walls and may be threaded or welded, where tubing is thinner-walled and requires special joining techniques such as 'brazing', 'compression fitting', 'crimping', or for plastics, 'solvent welding'.

Fittings and Valves

In addition to the straight pipe or tubing, many fittings are required in plumbing systems, such as valves, elbows, tees, and unions. The piping and plumbing fittings and valves articles discuss these features further.

Systems

The major categories of plumbing systems or subsystems are:

• Potable cold and hot water supply
• Traps, drains, and vents
• Septic systems
• Rainwater, surface, and subsurface water drainage
• Fuel gas piping

For their environmental benefit and sizable energy savings hot water heat recycling units are growing in use throughout the residential building sectors. Further ecological concern has seen increasing interest in grey-water recovery and treatment systems.

Plumbing equipment, not present in all systems, include, for example, water meters, pumps, expansion tanks, backflow preventers, filters, water softeners, water heaters, heat exchangers, gauges, and control systems.

Products and Services

Plumbing new construction, renovatinos, residential & commercial.  Fully Licensed & insured (same day service guaranteed).  See our coupon for great savings (In the coupon section of the phone book) Dave's Plumbing has been locally owned and operated for over Four Generations of plumbers.  We service All Major Brands Water Heaters, Fixtures & Faucets Sold & Installed, Repairs - Leaking Pipes - Water Lines, Sewers & Drains Cleaned Electronically, Water Heaters Furnished, Installed, Repaired, Water Lines.  Plumbing Contractors, Sewer & Drain Cleaning Service & Repair.

Equipment

Now there is equipment that is technologically advanced and helps plumbers fix problems without the usual hassles. For example, plumbers use video cameras for inspections of hidden leaks or problems, they use hydro jets, and high pressure hydraulic pumps connected to steel cables for trench-less sewer line replacement.

Regulation

Much of the plumbing work in populated areas is regulated by government or quasi-government agencies due to the direct impact on the public's health, safety, and welfare. Plumbing installation and repair work on residences and other buildings generally must be done according to plumbing and building codes to protect the inhabitants of the buildings and to ensure safe, quality construction to future buyers. If permits are required for work, plumbing contractors typically secure them from the authorities on behalf of home or building owners.